Interleukin-12 p40 mRNA Expression in Bovine Leukemia Virus-Infected Animals: Increase in Alymphocytosis but Decrease in Persistent Lymphocytosis
AUTOR(ES)
Pyeon, Dohun
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
Interleukin-12 (IL-12), a key cytokine in immune regulation, has an important role in activating the cell-mediated immune response in infectious diseases. Recently, a dichotomy between IL-12 and IL-10 regarding progression of a variety diseases has emerged. IL-12 activates type 1 cytokine production and has an antagonistic effect on type 2 cytokines. Here, by using quantitative competitive PCR, we show that peripheral blood mononuclear cells from bovine leukemia virus-infected animals in the alymphocytotic stage of disease express an increased amount of IL-12 p40 mRNA. In contrast, IL-12 p40 mRNA expression by cells from animals with late-stage disease, termed persistent lymphocytosis, was significantly decreased compared to that by normal and alymphocytotic animals. Interestingly, IL-12 p40 mRNA was also detected in tumor-bearing animals. IL-12 p40 expression occurred only in monocytes/macrophages, not B or T lymphocytes. The present study combined with previous findings suggest that IL-12 in bovine leukemia virus-infected animals may regulate production of other cytokines such as gamma interferon and IL-10 and the progression of bovine leukosis in animals that develop more advanced disease such as a persistent lymphocytosis of B cells or B-cell lymphosarcoma.
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